Synopses & Reviews
John Wayne is one of Hollywood's most celebrated and enduring legends. Today -- eighteen years after his death -- his popularity remains as high as it was during the zenith of his remarkable career.
"John Wayne: My Father", available here for the first time in paperback, is a poignant memoir written by Aissa Wayne, the Duke's daughter by his third wife, Pilar. Aissa delves into the actor's childhood, his film career, and his life off the screen. One of seven children from Wayne's three marriages, the author writes of her father's tender and almost obsessive love for the children from his third and final marriage and his regret at being a largely absent father to the children from his first marriage. She writes of her parents' relationship with compassion and objectivity. Aissa also recalls her restrictive childhood and teenage years as the daughter of a movie star, and she relates how she eventually overcame her adoration and fear of her father to have a close understanding and abiding friendship with him.
"John Wayne: My Father" neither attempts to canonize nor to defame the actor. It reports his life faithfully and compassionately. The result is an affecting portrait that offers a new perspective on one of America's most enduring hero's humanity.
Synopsis
The daughter of John Wayne and his third wife, Pilar, Aissa delves into her father's childhood, his film career, and his life off the screen. John Wayne: My Father reports Wayne's life faithfully and compassionately, resulting in an affecting portrait that offers a new perspective on one of America's most enduring heroes.
Synopsis
In John Wayne: My Father, Aissa Wayne delves into her father's childhood, his film career, and his life off the screen. The result is an affecting portrait that offers a new perspective on one of America's most enduring hero's humanity.